Unit 18 Reading New Zealand

Where is New Zealand? Let’s go to visit！

Location of New Zealand New Zealand is an island off the coast of Australia, and it is made up of two islands ---North and South Island. The Pacific Ocean lies to the north and east, and the Tasman Sea to the south and west. It is the same size as Philippines, but bigger than Guangdong Province. Its capital is Wellington, and there are some important cities---Auckland in the north, Christchurch on the South and Queenstown further to the south.

NEW ZEALAND Auckland Wellington Christchurch Queenstown North Island South Island Christchurch PACIFIC OCEAN Queenstown

Wellington, the capital of New Zealand and it is the political, industrial, business and financial center of the country.

Nestled between the two large harbors is Auckland, the largest city of New Zealand. It is known as “ the City of Sails”.

Christchurch is often called “ the most British city outside the UK” Christchurch is often called “ the most British city outside the UK”. People are all deeply impressed with its wonderful natural sights, so it is also called “ the Garden City”. Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island, is an important transportation, manufacturing, and education center. Several institutions of higher learning are located here.

Queenstown lies beside Lake Wakatipu and is an all-year tourist resort Queenstown lies beside Lake Wakatipu and is an all-year tourist resort. It is an ideal place for fishing, water-skiing, boating and skiing.

New Zealand’s national flag The National Emblem （国徽）

U.Kingdom New Zealand Australia

Brief introduction to New Zealand Capital: Location: Population: Area: Language: The biggest city: Traffic rule: Environment: Climate: Money: Islands: Medical care: Wellington Southeast of Australia 3,830,000 268,676 square km English Auckland Run on the left No pollution; green here and there Warm and pleasant NZ dollars Two large islands(North Island, South Island) Free

geography natural beauty Reading Look at the textbook and listen to the tape,then match each paragraph with the best heading. history climate geography natural beauty geography Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 climate natural beauty history

geography Queenstown

Part 1 Geography off the eastern coast of Australia location oceans &seas the Pacific / north Tasman Sea/ south the same size as the Philippines size geography capital Wellington Auckland, Christchurch,Queenstown important cities

3 Auckland Tasman Sea 1 4 Wellington the Pacific 5 Christchurch 6 Queenstown 2

Climate

Part 2 Climate Climate Most places North Rainfalls Warmest months Coldest months A mild sea climate Subtropical A lot December to February June to August

Nature

seas__________________________ cities___________________________ Part 3 Natural Beauty seas__________________________ cities___________________________ ___________________________ sand beaches________________________ hot springs_________________________ animals_____________________ deep blue lie on a bay , have a natural deep harbour clean in the North Island Kiwi (only in New Zealand)

The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue.

Natural deep harbour

The sand beaches in New Zealand are also very clean.

Active volcano Some of the mountains are dead volcanoes.

hot springs in New Zealand’s North Island

Kiwi (National bird) Ferns (银蕨树) (National tree)

History

The Maori

Land of the long white cloud

History Part 4 Earliest settlers__________________ discovers_________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ Later settlers______________________ National Day_____________________ the Maori Chinese sailors (1421); the Dutchman Abel Tasman (1642); Captain James Cook (1769) Europeans (British) 6th.February

in 1642 History Read and fill in the table around 1421 in 1769 by 1840 1000 years ago around 1421 in 1642 in 1769 by 1840 The Maori discovered the island Chinese sailors discovered the islands on one of their voyages. The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. The Maori signed an agreement with the European settlers.

Aotearoa New Zealand 1000 years ago 3,500km in 1642 Abel Tasmen the Maori / Polynesia took possession of New Zealand around 1421 in 1769 Captain James Cook Chinese sailors

Reading I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions: 1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T 2. It has two large islands and is as large as Philippines. T 3. The capital city is on the South Island. F 4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. F 5. There are a lot of natural beauties in New Zealand, namely, clean sand beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs and special plants and animals. T 6. Its population is mainly made up of by the Maori. F 7. The name of the country was given by Abel Tasman. T 8. All the settlers came from Europe, most of whom were British. F

Fill in the form: Location Capital Size Climate Season Natural beauty National bird Settlers Off the eastern coast of Australia Wellington the same size as the Philippines mild sea weather / subtropical in the north Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June-Aug.) deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs kiwi (cannot fly) earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans

Read and understand the text: 1. The first settlers of New Zealand were _______. A. Europeans, mainly British B. Islanders of Polynesia C. People from Asian countries D. People from Australia B 2. From the text we know that the population of New Zealand is mainly made up of ________ . A. the Maori and Europeans B. Europeans and Asians C. the Maori and the Kooris D. the Maori and Asians A

C A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b f 3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened? a. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand. b. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand. c. British people started to settle in New Zealand. d. Captain James Cook took possession of the islands. e. Chinese sailors discovered the islands. f. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b f C

1 What do the words in red refer to ? 1 . It is made up of two large islands : North Island and South Island . New Zealand 2. The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs , some of which throw hot water high into the air. hot springs 3. Some of this heat near the earth’s surface is used to make electricity . the heat near the earth’s surface

European / British settlers England 4. By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans , had come to settle in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers . European / British settlers 5. Today there are still many people in New Zealand who call England.“the home country” , although it is a place where most of them have never been England

3. Describe the location of the following places in relation to New Zealand: A. New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean. B. The Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand. C. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, lies in the southeast of the North Island. D. Auckland lies on the northeastern coast of New Zealand. E. Christchurch lies to the east, on the South Island of New Zealand.

New Zealand geography climate natural beauty history made up of mild sea ocean/ seas beaches hills/ mountain hot springs plants animals Kiwi 1000 years ago around 1421 in 1642 in 1769 by 1840 subtropical rain warmest months coldest months to the north and east to the south and west capital cities

Cloze New Zealand ,which lies ____ the eastern coast of Australia, is ____ up of two large islands. The weather in New Zealand is neither too cold nor too hot. It has a _____ sea climate. And it ______quite a lot. New Zealand is __________ by seas and oceans. And many of its cities lie ___ a bay and have a natural deep ________. The _________in New Zealand is very beautiful with green hills and mountains. The North Island is famous for its hot _________. There are many plants and animals_______ only live in New Zealand. The earliest _______ in New Zealand were the Maori ,who traveled from other islands in the Pacific. Around the year 1421, Chinese sailors ________ the islands by chance ______one of their voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took ___________ of the islands . By 1840, the Maori ______ an agreement with the British settlers. off made mild rains surrounded on landscape harbour springs that people discovered on possession signed

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